Save Little Pond, Inc. is a 501(c)(4) non-profit environmental organization.
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Latest Update - January 26, 2010
The Falmouth 300 Committee has facilitated a contract to purchase the 21 acre parcel, formally known as the Little Pond Landing project on Spring Bars Road, Teaticket, MA.
The Community Preservation Committee has approved the use of $3 million they received from former Land Bank Act funds to make this possible. The property will become a multi-use parcel which will address the four areas of CPC concern -- affordable housing, open space, historical preservation, and recreation.
The Save Little Pond group will continue to monitor any development of the site and to assure that all necessary measures are taken to preserve the areas that were designated as threatened.
Read the complete story in the January 26, 2010 edition of the Falmouth Enterprise newspaper.
December 2, 2009
On November 18, developer James Grifoni agreed to withdraw his application for the Little Pond Landing project. The agreement states "the annulment is based not on the merits, but rather on the decision of Little Pond Landing LLC not to proceed with or transfer any rights associated thereto, the development project that was the subject of the comprehensive permit approval."
The Save Little Pond group would like to thank everyone who wrote letters, attended meetings, donated funds, and kept the overall pressure on when it was needed. A thank you is also extended to Ed Jalowiec for agreeing to bring this case forward, to Daley and Witten for their legal expertise, and to Cheryl Williams for the countless hours she dedicated to this cause. Without her leadership, knowledge, and perseverance, the results could have been very different.
For more information on 40B, click on the link below.
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In 1969 a new chapter was added to the Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 40B. To quote from MGL 40B, Section 1, “This chapter shall be designated and may be known as “The regional planning law”.
In the past 10 years, the 40B regulation has created much needed affordable housing in Falmouth, however, this law is flawed and the “one size fits all” thinking is not working. Over the years the growth on Cape Cod has brought many towns to think about the damaging affects individual septic systems have caused to our water resources. Many of the Cape towns, Falmouth included, are now on the move to develop town-wide wastewater treatment plans. Treatment facilities are greatly needed on Cape Cod but the cost to taxpayers will be enormous.
In April 2006, the Falmouth Zoning Board of Appeals approved another 40B project in the village of Teaticket located in Falmouth, Massachusetts. At this time, this had been the largest 40B project ever proposed in the Town of Falmouth. The 168-unit project, referred to as Little Pond Landing, is located on Spring Bars Road across from the Falmouth Mall. The number of units is not the only factor that has made this project different. The most critical issue related to this development is that it will be located on the shores of Little Pond.
In 2007, the Massachusetts Estuaries Project completed their study on Falmouth ponds. Little Pond was listed among the ponds of critical concern. The nitrogen content in the pond is at a dangerously high level. The degradation to this pond by this 316-bedroom project will be irreversible.
On June 2, 2006 an appeal was filed in Barnstable Superior Court. In 2007, the developer filed a motion to dismiss the case, however the judge ruled that the testimony given warranted a trial. The original trial was scheduled for Tuesday, May 28, 2008 in Barnstable Superior Court. At the request of the developer, 3 six month trial extensions have been granted. The new trial date is scheduled for November 23, 2009.
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